Knowledge-based quality management and clinical pathways

Quality Management in Health Care

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 46-57

  Chang, Chun Lang ^a,b   Cheng, Bor Wen ^b   Luo, Chih Min ^a  

^a NATIONAL YUNLIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL FORMOSA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Caesarean birth; Clinical pathway; Delphi method; Knowledge based management; System Archetype

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PATHWAY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; TAIWAN; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CRITICAL PATHWAYS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; TAIWAN;

EID: 33644958211     PISSN: 10638628     EISSN: 15505154     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019514-200601000-00007     Document Type: Article

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